Mamo, an old and legendary Kurdish musician living in Iran, plans to give one final concert in Iraqi Kurdistan. After seven months of trying to get a permit and rounding up his ten sons, he sets out for the long and troublesome journey in a derelict bus, denying a recurring vision of his own death at half moon. Halfway the party halts at a small village to pick up female singer Hesho, which will only add to the difficulty of the undertaking, as it is forbidden for Iranian wom... (Full plot summary below)
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Mamo, an old and legendary Kurdish musician living in Iran, plans to give one final concert in Iraqi Kurdistan. After seven months of trying to get a permit and rounding up his ten sons, he sets out for the long and troublesome journey in a derelict bus, denying a recurring vision of his own death at half moon. Halfway the party halts at a small village to pick up female singer Hesho, which will only add to the difficulty of the undertaking, as it is forbidden for Iranian women to sing in public, let alone in the company of men. But Mamo is determined to carry through, if not for the gullible antics of the bus driver.
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| Reeling ReviewsRobin Clifford...a moving road movie that culminates in a dramatic, music-saturated finale. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrThe Kurds may not yet have a country, but as long as Bahman Ghobadi keeps making movies they have a national cinema. |
| Empire MagazineDavid ParkinsonAn unflinching and affecting depiction of the region’s tragic lunacies. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatOpens our hearts and minds to the special place musicians play in the Kurdish culture and the ways in which they celebrate the human spirit. |
| Film Journal InternationalMaria GarciaDeath may come with the half moon, but there remains a promise of rebirth%u2014the full moon, which illuminates even the desperate landscape of Kurdistan. |
| New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFor his poetic fourth feature, Half Moon, Bahman Ghobadi returns to the desolation of the Kurdish borderlands and the enduring optimism of his people. |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoBy terms moving and funny, the story reaches its apex when Half Moon, a beautiful young woman played by Golshifteh Farahani, makes her appearance from out of nowhere. Is she real, or perhaps an angel? You'll have fun trying to come up with an answer. |
| Sky CinemaRob DanielIlluminating, surreal, tear-jerking and funny, Half Moon is an unforgettable voyage into a land little seen. |
| Total FilmPhilip KempPart quirky road-movie, part mythic fantasia, part rhapsodic celebration - and wholly captivating. |
| Times (UK)Wendy IdeThe savage drama of the landscape, the indomitable optimism of the people and the passion of the ubiquitous music - almost every character is a musician - is universal in its appeal. |
